US 2022/0188338 A1Published application

Geological database management using signatures for hydrocarbon exploration

AssigneeLandmark Graphics Corporation

InventorsAndrew Davies, Mike Derek Simmons, Michael Charles Quintrell Treloar, James Iain Scotchman, Owen Edward Sutcliffe

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Abstract

A system is described for determining an analogue geological feature. The system may include a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform various operations. The system may generate, by extracting parameter signatures for geological features, a database including parameters about geological features associated with parameter signatures. The system may receive data including parameters and a feature-type about a geological feature of interest. The system may generate a signature including values for a subset of the feature-of-interest parameters selected based on the geological feature of interest for the feature-of-interest using the data. The system may execute a comparison of the feature signature to the parameter signatures included in the database for identifying an analogue geological feature for the feature of interest. The system may output a subset of parameters for the analogue for use in subterranean exploration.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
generating a database to include parameters about a plurality of geological features associated with a plurality of parameter signatures by extracting a parameter signature for each respective geological feature, based on a geological feature type, a geological time, and a subset of the parameters for the respective geological feature;
receiving data about a geological feature of interest, the data including values for feature-of-interest parameters and a type of feature of the geological feature of interest;
generating a feature signature for the geological feature of interest using the data, the feature signature including values for a subset of the feature-of-interest parameters selected based on the type of feature of the geological feature of interest;
executing a comparison of the feature signature to the plurality of parameter signatures on the database to identify the geological feature that is an analogue geological feature for the geological feature of interest;
and
outputting a subset of parameters and additional parameters for the analogue geological feature for use in subterranean exploration.

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A method comprising:

generating a database to include parameters about a plurality of geological features associated with a plurality of parameter signatures by extracting a parameter signature for each respective geological feature, based on a geological feature type, a geological time, and a subset of the parameters for the respective geological feature;
receiving data about a geological feature of interest, the data including values for feature-of-interest parameters and a type of feature of the geological feature of interest;
generating a feature signature for the geological feature of interest using the data, the feature signature including values for a subset of the feature-of-interest parameters selected based on the type of feature of the geological feature of interest;
executing a comparison of the feature signature to the plurality of parameter signatures on the database to identify the geological feature that is an analogue geological feature for the geological feature of interest;
and
outputting a subset of parameters and additional parameters for the analogue geological feature for use in subterranean exploration.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by a processing device for causing the processing device to perform operations comprising:

generating a database to include parameters about a plurality of geological features associated with a plurality of parameter signatures by extracting a parameter signature for each respective geological feature, based on a geological feature type, a geological time, and a subset of the parameters for the respective geological feature;
receiving data about a geological feature of interest, the data including values for feature-of-interest parameters and a type of feature of the geological feature of interest;
generating a feature signature for the geological feature of interest using the data, the feature signature including values for a subset of the feature-of-interest parameters selected based on the type of feature of the geological feature of interest;
executing a comparison of the feature signature to the plurality of parameter signatures on the database to identify the geological feature that is an analogue geological feature for the geological feature of interest;
and
outputting a subset of parameters and additional parameters for the analogue geological feature for use in subterranean exploration.

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